Vestibular, (Inner Ear) Dysfunction = Increased Risk of Falls

Jersey Shore Regional Center for Vertigo, Dizziness, Dystonia and ADD
ADHD has
posted a new item, ‘Vestibular, (Inner Ear) Dysfunction = Increased Risk
of Falls’.

A recent study suggests that after age 40, dizziness makes you 12 times
more likely to suffer serious injury from a fall. About 69 million
Americans over age 40 have some form of inner-ear dysfunction or
another, that predisposes dizziness and makes them up to 12 times more
likely to suffer a serious fall.

More than 22 million of those people are unaware of their…

This is an excerpt from my latest post ‘Vestibular, (Inner Ear)
Dysfunction = Increased Risk of Falls’. You may read the entire post
at:

http://www.dcneuro.net/vertigo/vestibular-dysfunction

Best regards,
Dr. A. R. Scopelliti
www.dcneuro.net Dr. Scopelliti is a Fellow of the American College of Functional
Neurology and the American Board of Vestibular Rehabilitation,
practicing at the 279 Professional Arts Bldg at Monmouth Medical Center,
in Long Branch, NJ. His office focuses on patients with vertigo,
dizziness, imbalance, presyncope, dystonia, ADD ADHD, coma, and many
other neurologic as well as behavioral and cognitive disorders. Dr.
Scopelliti is an author and lecturer of postdoctoral neurology, and has
also written several software applications for neurologic and vestibular
rehabilitation. Find a wealth of information at Jersey Shore Regional Center for Vertigo, Dizziness, Dystonia and ADD ADHD. Visit Dr. Scopelliti’s Guestbook to see what patients say.

About dcneuro

Dr. Scopelliti is a Fellow of the American College of Functional Neurology, a Fellow of the American Board of Vestibular Rehabilitation, and a Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. Licensed as a DC, Dr. Scopelliti is fellowship level trained in traumatic brain injury and concussion. Practicing at the 279 3rd Ave. Medical Arts building at Monmouth Medical Center, in Long Branch, NJ, Dr. Scopelliti specializes in the management of patients suffering with traumatic brain injury, concussion, vertigo, dizziness, dysequilibrium, dystonia as well as other brain based disorders.
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